Brought to New York by a special event, a Black family from Detroit takes in the Guggenheim and Central Park and the look and feel of the architecture and signage of the city in the early 1960s. They film themselves enjoying cafes and restaurants, then attend an award event and banquet where members of the Black community are honored before heading west back to Michigan.
from can: "NY '64" "NY 1964 Hotel Ent Holland Smith Washington Jackson @ Lunch Fire Engine Inter[rupt] Banquet Back on road @ Det Kid Show Sign Pole [?] + Sanders"
label on leader: "1964 SEPT"
Addeddate
2026-08-06 16:36:05
Can_id
204403
Color
b&w, color
Color_process
Kodachrome
Date_scanned
2024-06-11
Edge_code
triangle square, square
Element
reversal, original
Film_format
8mm film
Film_soundtrack_type
mos
Frame_rate
16 fps
Genre_form
home movie
Identifier
204403_Home_Movie_012058
Length_feet
327
Location
USA; New York; New York, New York; Manhattan, New York, New York
Production_date
1964-09; 1964
Resolution
5120 x 3840
Scanner
Prelinger Archives
Sound
silent
Source_collection
Unidentified Home Movie Collection PC-0438, Prelinger Archives Home Movie Collection
Source_collection_description
Home movies collected and held by Prelinger Archives. Items in this collection come from various sources: from members of families responsible for their making, collectors and dealers, and institutions donating collections to the Archives. The collection includes predominantly 16mm and 8mm home movies plus sizeable holdings in Super 8, and focuses on films made in North America or by North Americans traveling throughout the world.
Tags
Guggenheim Museum interiors and exteriors; Central Park; 1960s fashions; 1960s dresses; climbing over a fence; man dances small jig; New York Police Department officers on horseback; restaurant interiors; hot dog stands; cafeteria interiors; enjoying orange juice; Black families; African American families; Coffee Shop sign; smiling at camera; New York City street scenes; building under renovation; neon signs; illuminated signs at dusk; subway stations; people walking down into subway; woman talking with police officers; young girl with shoeshine box; shoeshiners; Manhattan traffic; Statler Hilton exterior; Paramount Theater marquee; The Animals on marquee; ticket lines for rock and roll show; ticket booths; Broadway; Times Square; Midtown Manhattan; hotel windows; members of The Animals wave from their hotel windows; rock stars; fans; performance costume hanging in window; firetrucks; fire engines; ice cream carts; street vendors; getting into taxi cab; banquets; formal events; award ceremonies; plaques; Black community; Black events; driving POVs through New Jersey; New Jersey Turnpike; children playing on broken street sign pole